Robert Smith Mortuary

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Robert Smith Mortuary
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Robert Smith Mortuary, July 2011
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Location118-120 Walnut St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′8″N87°34′20″W / 37.96889°N 87.57222°W / 37.96889; -87.57222 Coordinates: 37°58′8″N87°34′20″W / 37.96889°N 87.57222°W / 37.96889; -87.57222
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectAnderson, Fritz
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 80000072 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

Robert Smith Mortuary, also known as the Greek-Shears Mortuary, is a historic mortuary building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular Mission Revival style brick building. It features arcaded windows, an esplanade, and steeply pitched red tile roof. It is connected to a 2+12-story brick former dwelling constructed about 1890 and remodeled in 1930 to complement the new building. [2] :2–3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Patricia K. Sides (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Smith Mortuary" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs